Accessory Organs & Glands

• Assist the process of digestion

  Accessory Organs
• What are the organs & glands that assist the process of digestion

  Salivary Glands

  Teeth

  Tongue

  Pancreas

  Liver

  Gall Bladder
• Saliva is produced by 3 pairs of salivary glands

  • parotid
  • submandibular
  • sublingual
• Largest internal organ


  Liver
• Has many functions but primary digestive function is to produce bile

  Liver
• A slightly alkaline solution that digests fats

  Bile
• Bile is stored in the

  Gall Bladder
• Released into the duodenum through the bile duct

  Gall Bladder
• Produces pancreatic juice that enters the duodenum through the pancreatic duct

  Pancreas
• Contains powerful enzymes that break down all types of nutrients

  Pancreas
• Produces pancreatic juice that enters the duodenum through the pancreatic duct

  Pancreas